December to remember

This December has really been a memorable one! Doug and I were lucky enough to get a week off work together which was wonderful. One thing we did was go to the zoo. It was such a blast to go with Edison. He was so excited to see the animals. There was a lot of "What's that?". I am pretty sure the petting zoo was his favorite. We walked in and he saw all the goats and started yelling, "It's a puppy!". He would run over and pet a goat and say, "Hi puppy". He loved it and was a little upset when we had to leave.

As far as Christmas goes I would say we had a pretty good one. Edison had a great time this year opening all his gifts and playing with his new toys. He doesn't understand the Santa stuff yet but I am sure he will catch on next Christmas. He got a new wagon for Christmas and wouldn't get out of it, so he opened his presents in the wagon. He also got a tricycle from his grandparents which he loves to play on. He is one spoiled kid.

Thanks to the help of our good friends, Doug got a quad from Santa this year. He was pretty surprised! He loves working on it and is excited to start riding. I was also surprised when I got a new camera! Since dropping mine on Halloween I have been lost.

We spent our New Years at home this year with our good friends and neighbors. On New Years Day we took a trip to Canyon Lake with my family and Fabio's (my parents foriegn exchange student) family. It was beyond cold (notice the frozen waterfall in the picture below) but we had a great time anyway. Naturally, there was no one on the lake and we found a great spot to camp. It was a fun trip.

We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Years. Happy 2011!

CC Cakes

I just started a blog dedicated to my cakes. Check it out!

http://candacecampbellcakes.blogspot.com

Here are two cakes a did recently:

Halloween, Weddings, and more!

I can say our lives have continued to be busy. Recently, I was given the flu shot and had a reaction at work. I was taken by ambulance to the hospital. The next day I made it back to work but continued to have horrible chest pain. My principal was wonderful enough to rush me to the hospital. It was so hard for me to breathe that I believe I passed out as they wheeled me into the room. I ended up having pneumonia.

That same weekend my sister and friend Kristy took "shifts" to take care of Edison so I could recover. After my sister left and Kristy came to help Edison started vomiting, high fever, and a rash. We rushed him to urgent care and they sent us to the hospital. He was so lethargic that he didn't even notice getting his blood drawn. They were finally able to get him to stop vomiting and his fever went down. My sisters were also instrumental in Edison feeling better. He perked right up when they came to the hospital. He is now back to his old self.

Before I came down with pneumonia my team and I did the Walk for the Cure in Phoenix for a close friend and co-worker that was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. We had a "slumber party" at my moms the night before and left early the next morning for the walk. We decided to take the light rail. What an adventure!! I have never been so lost. We ended up having a wonderful time and even met Mark Curtis and Lin Sue Cooney!

This year we got to go trick-or-treating with Edison. It was so cute watching him walk up to the door with his candy bag with his friends Trentyn and Talan. He also had a great time at our schools fall festival. I included some pictures of his new furry friends.

Edison continues to be the light of our lives. He really is growing up so fast. He is learning more and more each day. He is very entertaining. He has a great little personality. He gets into absolutely everything and has been talking up a storm. His Aunt Amanda's favorite is to hear him say Dora and Diego. He also started saying Auntie and Grammy. That was a pretty big day for my mom and sisters.

Two weeks ago Doug and I were in our friends Erin and David's wedding. It was BEAUTIFUL!! We had such and amazing time. It was also a lot of fun to be in a wedding with Doug. We haven't had that opportunity before. The wedding was awesome and we couldn't be happier for them.

In other news, Doug's brother Brian and his fiance Ashlee had their son, our first nephew, on October 29th. He is adorable. We went to see them when they came home from the hospital. Edison was a little unsure about him but he will get used to him soon. :)

Thank you for bearing with me through this long post! We hope everyone is doing well and getting ready for the holiday season.

Lots of love!!

15 months already!

Well I can't believe it. Edison is already 15 months old. Like everyone always says, "they grow up so fast"! Edison has been such an amazing blessing to our family and we are enjoying every part of being parents! I have been off work for 2 week now for fall break. We also got lucky and last minute Doug was able to change his vacation and hang out with Edison and I. It was wonderful to spend an entire week as a family. Edison seems to do something new everyday. He is talking up a storm, knows some sign language and dances all the time. He has learned to turn on the stereo in the front room so now at night after dinner we have "Edison dance parties". He is quite the ham.





Recently we also celebrated Doug's 31st birthday. He was surprised with Cardinals/Raiders tickets. We had a great time and Doug even ended up losing his voice by the end of the game. But what a game to be at! I have never heard such silence from Raiders fans after they lost that one.




Besides birthdays and babies Doug and I have been slowly working on the house. We have a lot of organization to do but honestly when we have the choice of organizing or playing with Edison, I think it is pretty obvious which one wins out. I have also been attempting to scrapbook to get caught up and I have been learning how to make/decorate cakes. I made the cake that Doug is holding for his birthday. I have been having a lot of fun learning.

I hope everyone is well. I will be updating soon especially with Halloween right around the corner! It will be so much fun taking Edison trick-or-treating this year! I included a picture of Edison last Halloween. :)

August

I have finally found a little time to update my blog. We have been pretty busy lately between parties, surgery, and teaching. I just had a bridal shower for my good friend Erin. There was a great turn out and it was a lot of fun. We are so happy for Erin and David. They will be getting married in October.



In other news Doug had surgery to repair a hernia on Friday the 13th. It went very well and if you know Doug then you know he was up and walking around pretty quickly. It was a little difficult to manage a baby and Doug's recovery but we had some great friends, Erin, David, Kristy, and Josh come Friday and Saturday to help us. They are really amazing friends! Two weeks later Doug has been doing great and can now hold Edison again. Edison missed hanging out with daddy a lot.

On the same day as Doug's surgery we got the great news that my cousin Alyssa and her husband Aaron welcomed their new baby girl Abigail into the world. We are hoping to be able to visit soon!


Edison is doing wonderful. He just turned 14 months this week. He loves to talk and run all over the place. I tried adding a video of Edison singing his ABC's. He says A,B,C,D then it turns into babble. The computer is not cooperating today. Maybe it will work for the next post. :)



At school things have been going well. I am enjoying my class and although we have all had our hurdles, our team is as strong as ever! I must say I am looking forward to our two week break coming up in September! I added some pictures of some weather stuff we were working on. I thought it was pretty cute. :)

Powell, Parties and Home Improvement

We sure have been busy! In addition to putting some more finishing touches on the house I went back to work teaching first grade at Walker Butte Elementary and have taken on party planning. This weekend was my mother-in-law's 50th birthday so we threw her a surprise party at the house. It was a very eventful party and she was truly surprised. We enjoyed hosting our first party at our new home.






We also recently took a weekend trip to Lake Powell with my family, grandparents and our family friends the Brooks'. Even though it was a short trip it was well worth it especially because we haven't seen the Brooks' since the wedding! We got to boat, wakeboard, tube and just hang out and have fun. Edison had a great time swimming and getting more attention than he knew what to do with. He was so good. He also handled the 5 hour drive like a champ!






And as promised I have included a few pictures of the home renovations. Doug has really out done himself on the backyard and cabinets. He finished the backyard with a new grill which he is thrilled about. He also was able to finish some of the cabinets before the party. Doug will have to take a little break from home improvements due to an upcoming surgery this weekend to repair a hernia. He is quite the trooper. He is having surgery on Friday and will be back to work Monday. I think he is crazy!